REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — Equinix Inc. (EQIX) on Wednesday reported a key measure of profitability in its second quarter. The results topped Wall Street expectations.
The Redwood City, California-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $972 million, or $9.91 per share, in the period.
The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of $9.19 per share.
Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.
The company said it had net income of $368 million, or $3.75 per share.
The data center operator, based in Redwood City, California, posted revenue of $2.26 billion in the period, which met Street forecasts.
Equinix expects full-year funds from operations in the range of $37.67 to $38.48 per share, with revenue in the range of $9.23 billion to $9.33 billion.
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